RE: Gasoline

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I can't even find the 92 here anymore. We're mostly 91. There is a 
station that sells the race stuff I believe but that is like liquid 
gold!

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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Bill M wrote:
> 
> He said it was actually a recommendation to use only 89 or better from
> the factory. It makes more sense to say this is a commercial engine
> and you need the increased octane to get proper performance.
> 
> And I always thought that's how they make the middle grades was by
> mixing as you only see 2 meters on the pump. We have 87, 89, & 93 in
> our area BTW...unless you goto Cecil County Dragway and get some
> CAM2!!!
> --=20
> Bill M
> 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html
> http://www.marylandmopars.net/membersrides/Bill-MelissaCoronet/Bill-Melissa=
> 
> Coronet.htm
> 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT
> 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Derek Fried <mopar383fury@xxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> >
> > 94.5 octane??? =C2=A0Wow how do you get that stuff? =C2=A0Most we can 
> > get=
>  here is 91, but California is so screwed up I'm surprised they still let 
>  u=
> s use gas.
> >
> > Derek
> > 65 Sport Fury
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:24:06
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: Gasoline
> >
> >
> >
> > My guess is the guy is misinformed.
> > Most brand(if not all) gasoline come in two flavors- the 87 octane 
> > garbag=
> e and whatever premium is available in your area(here it's 94.5). 
> They're m=
> ixed at the pump to provide the plus-level fuel.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill" <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "62-65 Mopar List" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2010 9:22:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: Gasoline
> >
> >
> > I had some interesting information come to light when I bought our
> > Gravely mower a couple of weeks ago (which I'm not sure about it's
> > truthfulness) but it certainly could pertain to our beloved Mopars.
> >
> > The guy told me that I needed to run at least 89 octane because the 87
> > would cause "scaling" in the carb over time (as little as 1 season)
> > and cause problems. When I asked him if he meant some kind of deposit
> > or mineral type residue he said yes. Supposedly the 89 octane won't do
> > this. Has anyone heard of something like this? I had always heard that
> > you run 87 octane unless your engine was setup to take advantage of
> > the the extra octane (ie extra timing, etc.) and have never heard of
> > scaling w/ lower octane fuels. Thoughts????
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Bill M
> > 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html
> > 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT
> > 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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